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UCT students keep elderly citizens company
The UCT Surgical Society has partnered with Communicare to provide elderly residents with companionship during the national lockdown.
17 Sep 2020
Africa should be at the forefront of COVID-19 vaccine trials
UCT’s Prof Kelly Chibale said the development of a COVID-19 vaccine provides Africa with the opportunity to join forces against the pandemic and highlight its scientific leadership.
17 Sep 2020
Republished
UCT innovators on M&Gs list of top young South Africans
Over 30 members of the UCT community have been honoured in this year’s Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans list.
11 Sep 2020
Health sciences and province sign bilateral agreement
UCT’s Faculty of Health Sciences and the Western Cape Department of Health have signed a bilateral agreement for training and collaboration.
11 Sep 2020
South Africa’s role in COVID-19 vaccine trials
South Africa is one of the countries where trials are under way to find an efficacious vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease.
11 Sep 2020
Republished
Scholarship opportunity to spark global social change
The Reimagine Challenge 2020 asks students for their best innovative global social change ideas and offers them the chance to win a substantial scholarship.
09 Sep 2020
The human genome – the future in the past
Twelve researchers were offered the opportunity to reflect on the key challenges and opportunities faced by the field of genetics and genomics in an expert-led exploration. This initiative was in celebration of Nature Reviews Genetics’ 20 th anniversary. Professor Ambroise Wonkam, director of Genetic Medicine of African Populations (GeneMAP) based at the Division of Human Genetics, in the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Faculty of Health Sciences is amongst these researchers.
07 Sep 2020
Charlene Esau: my recovery from COVID-19
Charlene Esau, an occupational health nurse practitioner at UCT, shares her experience of having and recovering from the coronavirus.
02 Sep 2020
UCT retains top spot in Africa in THE world rankings
UCT has retained its spot as the continent’s top university, despite a drop of 19 places, tying at 155th among more than 1 500 institutions.
02 Sep 2020
Digital interventions to address maternal and child health challenges
The CoMaCH network, co-led by UCT’s Dr Melissa Densmore, will design community-based ICT interventions to combat some of SA’s maternal and child health challenges.
31 Aug 2020
Being back on campus ‘juggling act’ for final-year medical students
Final-year medical students at UCT give their take on what it has been like to be back in the field amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
27 Aug 2020
UCT joins search for COVID-19 vaccine
UCT is participating in three international COVID-19 vaccine trials alongside other national and international counterparts.
26 Aug 2020
Professor Elmi Muller wins the 2019 Alan Pifer Award
The award recognises Muller’s groundbreaking work in establishing transplantation between HIV-positive donors and HIV-positive recipients in South Africa and beyond.
26 Aug 2020
UCT sickle cell genetics study a first for Africa
New research investigating the genetic modifiers of long-term survival in individuals with sickle cell anaemia reveals a range of possible pathways for novel therapeutic interventions.
25 Aug 2020
Teaching requires passion and commitment
For Professor Andrew Argent, one of four recipients of a 2019 Distinguished Teacher Award, passion, commitment and a good dose of laughter makes a good teacher.
18 Aug 2020
Emergency medicine team rises above the challenges
UCT emergency medicine specialists set up a system to cope with the wave of COVID-19 patients at the Mitchells Plain District Hospital and the Heideveld Emergency Centre.
18 Aug 2020
Simple tech solution is an ear saver
Meet Lara Timm whose clever, inexpensive device improves the comfort and fit of face masks with ear loops, typically worn by frontline medical staff.
14 Aug 2020
Advancing Womxn: Unsettling knowledge on gendered and sexual violence
Professor Floretta Boonzaier discussed her research on ‘Unsettling knowledge on gendered and sexual violence’ in a virtual Women’s Month celebration on 13 August 2020.
14 Aug 2020
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